ACLAS: Is this even legal?

[TINASAM]

First glaring thing to me was "How to Enrol" which if it was actually in ATL it would be "How to Enroll". It'd also have an .edu ending not a .college.
Then there's this:
transactions are processed through our European payment partner, Horizon Trading Co., Limited, to ensure higher success rates and stability. For any payment-related inquiries, please refer to the details.

ACLAS.COLLEGE is jointly cooperated with Horizon Trading Co., Limited.

Company name: Horizon Trading Co., Limited

UTR number: 4928723973

Company Address:The Lansdowne Building, No 2 Lansdowne Road, Croydon, Greater London, United Kingdom (this is not a returning address)

[Penny15]

Base on Vietnam law, distance degree outside Vietnam is unvalue, even that degree from Harvard or Stanford

[bjcheung77]

Base on Vietnam law, distance degree outside Vietnam is unvalue, even that degree from Harvard or Stanford

And that's the main reason for people to do their due diligence and research to make sure the institution of choice is recognized in their country.

[cacoleman1983]

ACLAS partnership with IEE has ended. I went to their link from the ACLAS site and it gives a 404 error. I got on the CEO of IEE about their partnership with ACLAS before ACLAS got their additional accreditations as well as not being a properly state-authorized/licensed school in Georgia and he stated they were offering them the evaluation services they paid for. Seeing that IEE doesn't evaluate US schools anyway, it led to a lot of confusion. Maybe they were offering it as a Canadian evaluation, who knows?

[bjcheung77]

Yes, it was a strange partnership that not many actually understood... I always thought it was for transferring credits from ACLAS into other RA institutions and an evaluation was done by IEE to verify they're course content, standard of teaching, or quality was up to par... Anyways, I couldn't really make out how that partnership really worked, it's good they ended it.

[Gg12465]

Has anyone had experience with or knowledge about the Atlanta College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (ACLAS)? I've found some concerning information I want to share:

Key points about this institution:

• Claims to be based in Atlanta, Georgia
  
• Offers online MBA, MCS, and DBA programs
  
• Only has CPD (Continuing Professional Development) recognition, NO formal academic accreditation
  
• Currently appears on the Georgia Nonpublic Education Commission (GNPEC) consumer alerts page
  

I'm curious about two things:

1. What's the business model here - how do they sustain operations without accreditation?
   
2. Are there any regulatory/legal implications for operating this way in Georgia?
   

If anyone has insights about similar institutions or relevant regulations in Georgia, I'd appreciate learning more.

They just joined the united nation

[bjcheung77]

They just joined the united nation

And what does that do for accreditation? Nothing, being a member doesn't mean you're accredited. This is for all countries and institutions...

[lincolnlawyer]

They just joined the united nation

And what does that do for accreditation? Nothing, being a member doesn't mean you're accredited.  This is for all countries and institutions...

The surprising turn this institution has taken really got me laughing..
The United Nations?? After their partnership with IEE ended??? Why..just why???

[Ares]

The United Nations? ROFLMAO!! They just posted it on their blog but the UN DB does not show them listed ...I wonder why.

These are some top level scammers, going all in.

I love how their "MBA" is only $89 and includes 8 (15 credit) courses to complete a "120 credit" MBA degree. These really think an MBA program is 120 credits. The page is archived for posterity.

For anyone reading this for the first time, this Diploma Mill has irrefutably been proven to be a scam using Google Maps. They are still posting images of a nursing home in Atlanta on their website as their "campus".

[Paulley]

They recently claimed to have acquired .edu domains, but those are just URL redirects, not actual .edu domains. ACLAS lacks the qualifications necessary to obtain a legitimate .edu domain.